Category Archives: Jack Handy

Basic Instructions is well worth your time, if you’re not reading it on a regular basis already. I particularly liked the punchline in the most recent comic: Be prepared for the fact that setting someone straight seldom makes them like … Continue reading →

Do you ever stop to think about navies? Mostly just guys on boats, right? That’s what I used to think, until I began to notice some things about the U.S. Navy.

So, “Cash for Clunkers”. As I understand this program, the gov’t will pay $4500 for certain trade-ins, if: The old car gets under a certain mileage The new car gets over a certain mileage The old car is destroyed As … Continue reading →

Fish school is just too cool – and a stunning rebuke to anyone who’s ever claimed that fish are dumb! (3s memory, etc.)

New Hampshire has got one of the world’s best mottoes: “Live Free or Die”. Unfortunately, via Steyn, I learn this: “The Governor’s Task Force for the Recruitment and Retention of a Young Workforce for the State of New Hampshire” [quoted … Continue reading →

I believe that, if you have a blog, not only are you allowed one post about cats, you are actually required to have (exactly) one post about cats. This is mine. I hope you enjoy it.

Saw this game linked from Lore. Mildly addictive; it’s easy to win, but there’s a lot of replay value in trying to get your time down. I’m not sure what the lower limit is; I’ve done it in 15 days/rounds … Continue reading →

Rules are funny things. I’ve recently been looking closely at the rules governing boxing matches. Under those rules, there’s a special case carved out for low blows, which are treated more leniently than any other foul. This might be a … Continue reading →

So, apparently there is some nude video of ESPN professional hottie Erin Andrews floating around on the Internet. She, her lawyers, ESPN, their lawyers, et al, are officially appalled. The thing is, they also seem to be doing everything they … Continue reading →

The U.S. GDP is approximately 14 trillion dollars. U.S. net worth is approximately 60 trillion dollars. Were production to stop in the U.S., its accumulated wealth would only sustain its rate of consumption for 4 years. The point of this … Continue reading →